

Multimaterial Tower | Nagoya, Japan
Dense Housing | Yazd, Iran
University Stage | Milan
New Communities for the Old | Salemi,Sicily
Diffused Connections | Villa Panza, Varese
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Class: Construction and Sustainability Design Studio
Professors: Fabris Luca Maria, Adhikari Rajendra Singh
Collaborators: Bajrami Florent, Kostadinova Marija Nagoya, Japan | 2020-2021
The task of the project was redeveloping an urban block in the city of Nagoya in Japan. The site is in the dense grid-patterned centre of the city, on a plot previously occupied by a mall. The aim was to achieve a zero energy building, that would comprise of residen tial units, as well as offices and commercial spaces. Originating from this multifunctional program we decided to cre ate a scheme that would highlight these different functions in its materiality. This would allow us to be flexible in shaping the plot according to the solar and wind analysis, as well as fitting keeping a block structure on the ground floor in accordance with the city structure.
30 mm cover matt 5 mm bituminous membrane 80 mm EPS insulation 50-100 mm battens to falls, 2° slope 190 mm CLT slab 100 mm suspended ceiling 20 mm timber finish 2 mm bituminous membrane 155 CLT parapet 2 mm bituminous membrane 30 x 80 mm timber shutters
2 x 6 mm glazing + 12 mm argon filled gap low-e coating on the inner glazing
20 mm parquet finishing | 40 mm screed
50 mm EPS insulation | 180 mm CLT slab
10 mm finishing layer | 100 mm suspended ceiling
20 mm tile finishing | 2 mm bituminous membrane 50 - 25 mm EPS insulation to falls, 2° slope 180 mm CLT slab | 10 mm finishing layer
heating pipe floor groove
20 mm tempered glass railing
shutter hinge
C-profile shutter rail
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20 mm parquet finishing 40 mm screed 50 mm EPS insulation 500 mm waffle system reinforced concrete slab 20 mm tile finishing 80 - 70 mm screed to falls, 2° slope 55 mm EPS insulation 140 reinforced concrete slab thermal bridge blocker 3 x 5 mm glazing + 2 x 6 mm argon filled gap low-e coating on the inner glazing
30 mm cover matt 5 mm bituminous membrane 80 mm EPS insulation 50-100 mm battens to falls, 2° slope 190 mm CLT slab 100 mm suspended ceiling
20 mm parquet finishing 40 mm screed 50 mm EPS insulation 500 mm waffle system reinforced concrete slab 20 mm tile finishing 80 - 70 mm screed to falls, 2° slope 55 mm EPS insulation 140 reinforced concrete slab thermal bridge blocker 3 x 5 mm glazing + 2 x 6 mm argon filled gap low-e coating on the inner glazing 550 mm suspended ceiling
20 mm parquet finishing 40 mm screed 50 mm EPS insulation 500 mm waffle system reinforced concrete slab 20 mm tile finishing 80 - 70 mm screed to falls, 2° slope 55 mm EPS insulation 140 reinforced concrete slab thermal bridge bloc x 5 mm glazing 2 x 6 mm coating on the inner glazing mm suspended ceiling
20 mm parquet finishing 40 mm screed 50 mm EPS insulation 180 mm CLT slab 10 mm finishing layer 100 mm suspended ceiling
20 mm tile finishing 2 mm bituminous membrane 50 - 25 mm EPS insulation to falls, 2° slope 180 mm CLT slab 10 mm finishing layer
20 mm timber finish 2 mm bituminous membrane 155 CLT parapet 2 mm bituminous membrane 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 x 6 mm glazing + 12 mm argon filled gap low-e coating on the inner glazing 30 x 80 mm timber shutters
20 mm tile finishing 2 mm bituminous membrane 50 - 25 mm EPS insulation to falls, 2° slope 180 mm CLT slab 10 mm finishing layer pipe floor groove 20 mm tempered glass railing 30 mm cover matt 5 mm bituminous membrane 80 mm EPS insulation 50-100 mm suspended ceiling
heating pipe floor groove
20 mm tile finishing 80 - 70 mm screed to falls, 2° slope 55 mm EPS insulation 140 reinforced concrete slab 550 mm suspended ceiling
20 mm tile finishing 100 mm screed 115 mm EPS insulation 80 mm concrete slab iglu ventilated cavity 500 reinforced conrete slab 870 mm gravel fill 5 mm bituminous membrane 200 mm aying concrete 100 mm exposed concrete 150 mm EPS insulation 100 mm concrete 15 mm finishing layer
20 mm tile finishing 100 mm screed 115 mm EPS insulation 80 mm concrete slab iglu ventilated cavity 500 reinforced conrete slab 870 mm gravel fill 5 mm bituminous membrane 200 mm aying concrete 100 mm exposed concrete 150 mm EPS insulation 100 mm concrete 15 mm finishing layer
20 mm tempered glass railing shutter hinge C-profile rail
20 mm tile finishing 2 mm bituminous membrane 50 - 25 mm EPS insulation to falls, 2° slope 180 mm CLT slab mm finishing layer pipe floor groove mm tempered glass railing hinge shutter rail finishing 100 mm screed 115 mm EPS insulation 80 mm concrete slab iglu ventilated cavity 500 reinforced conrete slab 870 mm gravel fill 5 mm bituminous membrane 200 mm aying concrete 100 mm exposed concrete 150 mm EPS insulation 100 mm concrete 15 mm finishing layer
20 mm tile finishing 100 mm screed
115 mm EPS insulation 80 mm concrete slab
iglu ventilated cavity 500 reinforced conrete slab 870 mm gravel fill 5 mm bituminous membrane 200 mm laying concrete 100 mm exposed concrete 150 mm EPS insulation 100 mm concrete 15 mm finishing layer
DETAIL - FLOORYazd,Iran
Class: Architecture Design Studio
Professors: Bovati Marco, Afshari Arian Heidari
Collaborators: Karlovich Julia, Marchi Chiara, Martinelli Anita, Pepanyan Mary
The project task was to create an urban masterplan comprised of public facilities and dense economical housing in the city of Yazd in Iran. The requirements for efficient density as well as the climatic conditions of Yazd made it a project requiring a lot of analysis. The final result is a complex based on initial housing modules that maximised the space to achieve economical efficiency and affordability. These modules were paired to create modular clusters that guided us in creating a dense structure based on alignments of the neighbouring historical garden. While the structures are modern in their form they incorporate many local materials as well as shading techniques to make them withstand the local heat.
The rest of the complex incorporates a public bazaar avenue as well as a cultural centre with art spaces and a library. Extra care was put in the material consistency of the project. With opaque elements being used as much as possible, while also incorporating local bricks.
Ultimately the goal of achieving a dense district that respects the local planning environment and heritage, was achieved thanks to an early grid and modular approach, that became more complex as the project was furthered developed
Class: Final Design Workshop
Professors: Faroldi Emilio, Vettori Maria Pilar, Scrivano Paolo
Collaborators: Merk Günter, Shturma Anton Bovisa, Milan | 2020
Our project area is located in the former industrial district of Milan - Bovisa. Nowadays, it is abandoned. Nevertheless, the main particularities are a dose location to the Campus of Politecnico di Milano and a strong industrial presence in architectural style We decided to pay attention to both factors and introduce a multifunctional area for leisure time and work.
Since the beginning, it was decided on the concept of “Stage”, where open area serves as a sitting area and buildings work as performance spaces.
To emphasize the feeling of the ‘journey through different stages” it was decided to connect all of the interventions by the 1st-floor pathway. In that way, big volumes for ballet, choir, and the stage could occupy the whole ground floor. At the same time, the upper area was designed according to different functions and “atmospheres”.
In that way, even a new person could be a viewer from the outside or take part in the act inside of our building.
Class: Architecture Design Studio 3
Professors: Croset Pierre-Alain, Comi Giovanni
Collaborators: Gogo Derin, Esses Marianne Salemi, Sicily | 2019
The town of Salemi is an intriguing place to understand. It is the context of a formal big town in Sicily ravaged in the 20th Century by depopulation and a catastrophic earthquake. The area we were tasked with developing is situated right below the main square of the town, at the high point of the circular hill the town is built on. The project aimed at introducing new functions and housing in one of central areas of the town while respecting the ruins of the past and the communal living that towns like Salemi were known for.
Second Floor Plan (+439,3m)
Third Floor Plan (+442,9m)
Professors: Colombo Cristina, Mastromattei Antonella Yuri Collaborators: Brugnano Francensco, Chernodrinska Sofia Villa Panza, Varese | 2019
Class: Interior Design Studio
This temporary pavilion was meant at housing an artist during his temporary stay, in a gallery, for the purposes of art creation. The concept was based on the idea of having the presence of the artist felt by the visitors, but also shielding them and allowing them to have a calm refuge. Accordingly, the use of layers of polycarbonate walls, created a multi-layered semi-transparent shield for the core of the small housing unit, that also included a small garden in front. The use of plants between the layers create interesting and diffused shapes of nature, between the technical layers of plastic. Ultimately, the alternating use of manufactured and natural materials aim at blending the natural and calm with the technicalities of artistic work and the temporary nature of the pavilion.